River Depot, _stätes tharíhe" practical scheme initiated by the W.A. Gov .ernmerit, with t fie$&?é& of -improving the condition tíf ' the aboriginals in the Kimberly district gives every pro-. mise of proving > a-distinct and splen-i did success. In this case the Govern-

ment has purchased cattle, horses, 1 goats, etc., for stocking country on

which a number of natives have been settled, the whole business being un- der *t he"-* personal "supervision of a .. »Mr. Haley. Natives, as a rule, take

to..the pastoral life as-to the manner born, and- every--¡branch of station work is capably carried out by blacks ¿n. the Territory; therefore to-utilise . this prpclivity to. induce the natives ^ to,take an active interest in the in-

dustry on their own account appears to be a common sense notion full of promise. Mr. Wilson predicts that this particular scheme will develop . Into a self-supporting, if not a pro-

fitable venture, within two years, and ^states that some .bullocks from this aboriginal station haye, already been sold"

. .We hâve 'heard several satirical comments« on -the lack of judgment shown in the . position assigned the new Government buildings -now in course of erection opposite the Con- vent, (in being placed almost flush with the edge <of the .dusty street. Another absurd instance of this want of fore- thought is to be seen, in the glaringly exposed position of. a Kttle, annexe of the recently repaired cottage just inside the police paddock gate. Even a blackfellow would have had the sense and decency to see that this little necessary adjunct wat more privately placed. It is not as if there were any lack of room or of more suitable situations.

A committee meeting of the N.A.C. and A. Association was held at Tat- tersalls on Sept. 7, Mr. E. V. V. Brown in the chair. There was a fair attendance. The business comprised the drawing up of a programme for a sports meeting to be held on the Darwin Oval on October 9th. Mr. Bell's tender of £1 10s for Tatter- salls (the Club Hotel) was accepted. The programme is an excellent one, there ..being increases of prize money in the .principal events, and two extra events . added carrying substantial prizes. The aggregate prize money offered amounts to £54 odd, which ought to induce big fields and pro- j vide a ¡capital day's sport., The pro- ' gramme will be found in advertising columns. I

A recent "National Review" article on the use of the aeroplane in war, points out' that' France will have be- tween $00 arid 6bo of these machines by the end. of this year, and that she purposes^ building some thousands within the next three or four years. Gemany-, recognises the danger, and is'straining every nerve to get abreast jf France in this new weapon of off- ence. t Startled by the feverish ac- tivity in Germany and France, Eng- land is also going in for military air ships, and by the end of next year it is expected there will be some 250 war avions in the British Isles with a Royal aero corps in control. The writer argues that this new -develop- ment may possibly put an end to the mad rivalry in t he building of Dread- noughts, for the reason that if it be found that an air ship costing not more than £500 is capable of de- stroying a Dreadnought costing two millions or more, it will obviously become a ruinous policy to continue to waste millions on the construction

of battleships The writer concludes -"The development of aviation un doubtedlv promises a mighty change in fhe character of war in the- near future."

It is^Jturttfntly feportcdfthat the; proposed erection of a meat; freeling works at Darwin has been brought a step nearer by á cable received from London, in which J|he owners of one cattle station ia- the^'Ñ.f.

guarantee to supply hv.e*_ thousand... head of bullocks yearly to such meat works. We have heard .npthiug joi. this officially. As a matter of "fact the Aid courtesy'of furnishing the local paper with memos respecting any developments of general public interest has been entirely discontin- ued under the present regime ' 'v

To quote from a recent Shanghai exchange-"From every cross road? the missionaries ia the back country (China) were coming in-Australians, Canadians, Danes, Norwegians, Am- ericans, English-men and women,

all making for the railway, and all. along the roads they w.e«e watched by the stolid, blue dad» yellow faced ¡ people of the country, - impassive, j showing only the emotion of mâM curiosity. 'They are fleeing fror

death/ they said, pointing, 'they are fleeing from death.' " According to the article from which the above is quoted, roany* of. these refugees, when they at la« Reached a haven of safety, had nbtHehanged their clothes nor had a wash, for weeks.

We understand that information has

been received privately, of the death in London, oh the. 9th- inst. of one who was welb known and well ifked" in Darwin some years ago-Walter Alfred Rupert Knight, the son of the late Mr. J. G: "TCnight, who'once filled many official positions in the Terri- tory, including that of Government Resident. Mr. K -ight joined the staff of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company at Darwin, and in the ser« vice of that company has for many years resided at one or another of the cable stations in the East. At the time of his death he was absent on leave. The deceased gen- tleman's cheerful and amiable dis- position made him a '«riversp 1 favour- ite in Darwin among all classes To maintain this brave and cheery front must have been a difficult task at times, seeing tint he was a great suf- ferer from the ill effects of an am- putation of one of his leers, the re- sult of an H'urv in a football match. We understand Mr Kniçht's death was due t o an attack of pleurisy.

THURSDAY'S SPECIAL WIRE.

Owing to heavy rains the match between Australians and Worces'er shire has been abandoned.

Another edifying scene has oc- curred in the N.S.W. Assembly, when Fitzpatrick, in a vituperative* speech, accused the Chief of the Hansard re- porting staff with deliberately faking reports of speeches delivered in the House. The Speaker defended the Chief of the reporting staff against

this injurious allegation, when Fitz- [ patrick declared, .that the Speaker "was in such a position that he dare not do otherwise.- As Fitzpatrick stubbornly declined to apologise for this inuendo he was forcibly ejected by the Sergeant-at-Arms.

The Victorian Government, profit- ing from the lesson contained in the Titanic disaster, is appointing a spec cial Board to report upon the life- saving equipment of Hobson Bay steamers". '

Mafia*' Lovell, who vas arrested dressed in man's attire, has been

| found guilty Of larceny at Melbourne.

Evidence was given showing that she was married at 14, and became a mother at 16, when her husband de- serted her. She was released on en- tering into recognisances for her good behaviour. On-leaving the Court she expressed' her determination to continue leading a man's life.

Instructions have been issued to all the State commandants to discon* tinue the prosecution of defaulting cadets except in extreme cases. The magistrates have likewise been re- quested io treat such cases with len- iency

CRICKET IN DARWIN.

(By "Cover Point.")

The Government Team, not content with downing the Electrics in a very easy manner, in their match on Sat- urday, the 3rd inst. (in which Gra- ham 19 and Gray 12 were the only men' of* the Electrics to reach the doubles against the good bowling of Francis, and Cain 5t' and Arnold 40 were the'two best scores for winners), tvenlt a step further and repeated the dose with the Commercials on Sat« urday last.

In the latter match, the Commer- cials, batting ¿»st, put up a very poor show. Loyal Marsh 16,. and G. C. Marsh 11, were the only double figure scores. Apparently a little practice at the nets would improve their bat- ting abilities (considerably. Francis was principally responsible for the Commercials' small total of 72, tak- ing four of their wickets for 19; Arnold, four for 41, being very lucky to get wickets off very ordinary bowl- ing. With only 72 to wipe off the game looked a very easy win for the Government, but when W, Pott, on opening for the Commercial«, clean bowled Cain and Drysdale in his second and fourth ball respectively, for none, it still looked anyone's game. Pott followed up his early success by clean bowling McDonald, 5, and Francis 26 With four down for 40 the game was at this stage a «ry jnuch in favor c*/the Commercial«.* How ever, Arnold and Keating carne to the rescue. Arnold especially, batting in a .much improved style, soon wiped

The Cb^zznan reported that he had "mterviewed* Mr. Francis re tree piaut

:ing,-prvposiiiöa carried at last moetr,' 3ng>»and ï-Mrî Francis bad expressed.* his willingness to do as much as pos-1 sibie _in tne. djrejçûim i^dkjàted provi*,¡ ¡".CThè Clerk stated that estimates for ^r^ut.y^r.hadi^iit yet been pre--;

pared.

! It was resolved, on the casting vote

Of the Chairman;* ^hat an application for permission rou place Barbed wire on fence roujad^fhejOyal be granted.

Three applications were received for position of Couacii's laborer, viz., Messrs. .'Súrtéesr, G;>Heífrner, and W. J,. Bourne;. .Cr.-;'Kirkland" proposed.

vrtèd for pétrbrmance of this duty at. j £30 per year. j j Clerk was instructed to arrange

! for removal, .etc., -of certain gas-pip- i

ing, in order that renovation of stage=j may be completed. ! -oíd 9J3M psssnastp sjsueui ¿aqio i'J posed widening, of "top end of road'! leading to railway station; cleaning up of streets, in which it was sugges- ted that aboriginals might be em- ployed; necessity- for more cleanly, and sanitary methods in scavenging,, either by introduction, of duplicate pan, septic tank, or dry earth sys- tems ; nuisance arising by slaughter. of. pigs byr;a Chinese; position of.' Council in respect of health mattersij - ' 'The Chairman stated that he had! j written to H.E..t.the Administrator,

whh .Council* in general clean-up of -foreshore; (j) That Admjni^ratpr'be asked to plant _ groves, of cocoanut palms »round foreshore; (5) That town rubbish be dumped on mud flat between Fort and Stokes¡' Hills;;.'. (6) That any area thus reclaimed be plan- ted with grass and cocoahuts; (7) That, with owner's permission, Coun- cil fence in town lot 549 and plant thereon shrubs and .trees; (8) That trees be planted in Cavenagh-strcet ; (9) That Banyan trees be planted around. Darwin Oval; ,£&>) That Railway Supt. be asked to plant shade trees along tarred .path leading to Jetty ; (11 j That Administrator be

asked to enclose fpfeshore around old iceworks, clearing all rubbish, planting-slopes with shrubs and lay- ing down with gravel walks .to con- nect with Lameroo $çaçh; (12) That Aborigines Department be asked ' to have blacks removed .." from;: Lameroo Beach; (13) That it Be suggested to Administrator ¿hat a*,jgrove of banyan or.other- shade trees/ on Fort Hill; with walk of easy grade leading thereto, would : rendir ¿ft: a delightful soot for recreation;^ 14) That Coun- cil co-operate with ^.fiivhers Jn remov- ing all eyesores;;fr§ttt "town*; (15) That Administrator be asked to plant sprjice m : front . of,_' Custom. -House, around flagstaff, wiA-> shqrt-growing

shfubs $n¿ gíafeQl jfcfjo) r, That road

from railway be widened; (17) That Chief Commissioner of Abàrigi-ès be asked to lend Council the assistance of black's m cleaning up town.

tention from bj^hiessf.^ This has been, proved in thousands^of cases in both sexes, Jà.nd oï alliages, ^nd .in the: very worst.as m orduiary cases. No

one who nasjiot suffer«! the torments ! of itching, pâiàful a^ableeaing piles | can appreciate for a moment the mar- j vçlious sèii&e of rélíeí'that fodow the use! of i)oan> Ointment. ' Go at onpe and gejt ä pot of this ointment; it

for-vtfectity yetó!. - I at once got this Oüifhí^ít' áud.íám very pleased to tell you that the "first application gave me relief.- I ¿uuii.iued u^i^g it until I .was perfectly cured. My-cure means ..^f'jlot to. m>¿ andjis wpjA<ier(ul after

7-"-' Great celebrations are taki./g place j in honour of the 100th anniversary j of the great Krapps iron a.id steel j "works. --The Krapp family has- made j gifts to_ its .workmen "aad . to various j benevolent rasatuvions aggregating j

Í Sir'"'John Gordon has been rapst ! bitterly attacked ia a speech delivered j in the Federal Se/^e, on the grounds ; of alleged partisanship displayed by j him as Chairman, of the RoyaL Sugar

; Commission. /

I cricket!. .

The Australians are playing Dur- ham at Sundeiland. i he Australians had compiled 18 runs when the set-

ting m of heavy rain caused the aban- | donmeat of the match for the day...

^PREFERENCE. "

VARIOUS,

- The Federal Governmeat has an- nounced that all contractors tor Fed-

eral, work will have to give the pre-

ference to unionists.":*'

August loth.

The Peake Government has given instructions for the preparations of plans for the completion of the Adel- aide -Parliament House oa the most

órnate and magniiicent scale.

This morning's cable»»give details of a disastrous explosion of firedamp in the Lothringen colliery, in the Boschum district, Germany. The ex- plosion occurred whilst 605 miners were at work under ground. It is known that 103 dead bodies have been recovered, and 30 men are still

entombed.

Five cadet defaulters have been prosecuted in Adelaide, aud given two. months in which to make up back drills. /.-.'...'..

The seat of Sir G. Kemp, who re- cently resigned from the House of Commons as representative of north- west Manchester, has been gained ~ by a Unionist, at. .the bye-election« The result is regarded as being a most significant victory.

; BURGLARY.

August nth.

! A sensational burglary, took place at. Norwood, S.A., on Saturday night. The. men were surprised by the police .and after.a struggle one wai appre l hended. The other man fired several

shots at the police at close range, the; police .returning the fire, but all bul I lets.went wide of the mark. ' This j miscreant escaped. There are iadica j tions that another epidemic of burg-

larious outrages'is pending.

TERRIFIC EARTHQUAKE.

. August 12th.

Early hews, lacking definite de

¡.tails, is" contained in this nriornmg*sr

¡cables respecting the occurrence of

j a terrific earthquake ia Turkey, re

!'suiting i.» the death and injury of j thousands of the i habitants.. Stróm Î boli is in a state of active eruption,

Owing to heavy rain the match with Durham has resulted in a draw. The Australians scored 349.

The heaviest monsooaal weather on record is reported from Simla.

, A large surplus is assured for the

1 Indian Government.

1 A modern edition of Jack the Rip j per is establishing a reign of terror j m Colorado, where six women have

. been butchered and horribly mutil i ted within the past six months.

¡ A theft of £.15,000 has past been 1 made known to the New York police.

j The robbers dug their way through

a thick ceiling and bored through a ! steel vault»

[ INSPECTOR OF MINES.

i August 13th.

The third test match, England I versus South Africa, was begun on the ! Oval yesterday, on a soft wicket. The I scores to date are-England 176, g -South Africans 95I '

j The Australians are pfaying Wor j eestershire^ at Worcester. The Woi

cestershires. are aft out in first Li- nings for 143. The Australians have lost two wickets for 113.

- EARTHQUAKE.

' ... Aagust 13th.

] Some further details of the terrible j earthquake m Turkey show ihe^c I has been widespread des:ruc.io.i 01 I property and great loss of life, i1

is estimated that 15,000 peop e h u.

been rendered homelea. At i>ed" - gatch, on the shore of the Aegea Sea, the ancient thermal spri gs ha

disappeared, and a great fissure 11 _, yards wide, and of u .k town depth has been opened up ia the ^soh..

earth.

SAVAGE M vSSACRE.

August 13th.

As a direct result of the recent withdrawal of British troops to t n. coast, the Mad Mullah is again acti\e in Somalilaad. In a raid on tr"

that had sholpvn themselves ine.-^ to the British force "the must frightful excesses have been perpetrated, whole villages being destroyed, the cour.tr>

wasted, and thousands of men, wc-l men and children massacred.

SHIPWRECK.

August 13th.

The British ship, G. W. Wolff, 1586 tons, has been totally wrecked in Bass Straits. Capt. J. W. Thomas went down with his ship. The re- mainder of the crew, numbering 21. took to the boats, and "were'rescued by a fishing smack after suffering great hardship«.

VARIOUS*-****^r .

August 13th.

The Chinese - .ConSuT^GeneràV at Melbourne has had a long interview with the Minister for'External Affai-s in connection -wi h the Po3n Gooe.

into an iceberg south of Newfound- land. She had 200 passengers on board. Although appirentlv not «en ously injured she called for aH by wireless and transhipped nîl î-«-r prv -

sengtirs- - * < *

VAiUOUa. ^

AufUít 14th.

Ten Russian sailors have boen,

fount! guilty of plotting ¿gainst use life of the Czar, and Have »sen seo? tenced to death. ,..

The Premier of Francois visi I % Russia, where he has been accorded ah eatbusiasdc'iwelcome-, .The vlsfcor has reviewed 60,000 Russian troops.

Rep.» Poynton has givea no ice of motion to the effect that the construc- tion of the north to south transconti- nental railway be proceeded wi h at once .from the Ood.iadata terminus* northwards.

A person just attested in Mel- bourne on a charge-" of larceny has proved on examination to be a giri, who is shown to have been masquer- ading in men's clothing for the pnst two years. When arrested the ma - girl was smoking a we-1 seaso. ed pipe, and accepted her apprehension very coolly.